I'm Driving! - Jul 20

I love that Chloe is totally into cars. I mean, I get that because I'm into them and I buy her a million little Hot Wheels cars she would take a liking to them but still, it's cool. She has a big bucket of Hot Wheels cars(Heather said she counted like 58 which I can't believe..whoops!) but nothing really to play with them on so I stopped by good old Toys R us and picked up a little garage play set. I remember having something like it when I was a kid and I remember playing with it a lot..I'm sure it was sold at a garage sale for like 50 cents. 30 years and $20 later, Chloe now has one too. I'm pretty sure this one will be completely broken within a year but i guess that's just how things are made these days. She loves it, though. Totally gives her a new reason to play with her huge bucket of cars. =)

It has also(unbelievably) been another year since the annual downtown Danville car show and once again my dad was there showing his Triumph. We went along and Chloe had a blast checking out the cars(and people, and dogs, lol). She even was given a special sticker from a firefighter who asked her if she wanted to "drive the truck". What kid wouldn't love that!? Chloe kept saying, "I'm a junior firefighter!" because that's what her sticker(and the fireman)said. Super cute.
Have a great weekend, folks~
-B




























lol, love this

Listen Up Little Pup! - Jul 13

Chloe has never been big on watching tv shows or movies really with the exception of a brief moment when she wanted to watch Toy Story 3 over and over(after going to Disneyland). Even Sesame Street which is like a staple in any kids day she doesn't really care for. She loves Elmo of course but didn't want to watch any of the other parts of the show, lol. One morning I turned on the TV and on PBS (the same channel Sesame Street is on) was playing episodes of "Clifford The Big Red Dog" and Chloe loved it. They also have a show called "Clifford's Puppy Days" which she likes even more. Anyway, we don't watch it every day(although she asks to) but I was watching it with her last week and I happened to see a commercial for a special Clifford exhibit they were having at the Children's Discovery Museum and I knew immediately we had to go. I don't know if I have ever been to this place in my life but it's technically in Sausalito just on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Actually, it's right at the base of the bridge so you have a pretty cool view from almost anywhere in the place. In other words, it's not very close to where we live but what's a little a little adventure and frustration using a GPS taking you the long way through the city every once in a while, right? =)

We decided to go on Friday and it turned out to be the perfect day. Nice weather and almost no traffic going to and coming home from the city. It's a great place and I would totally recommend it to anyone with kids looking for something fun and interactive to do with their kids. Chloe LOVED the Clifford exhibit. LOVED IT. There were like 50 thousand other kids running around so as you can imagine it was a bit of chaos....but totally worth it. Here are some pics from our little adventure. Have a great weekend and enjoy~

-B
























The view from the play area/park - notice the GG bridge in the background






from where we sat to have lunch


Gift shop on the way IN and OUT, of course


Yeah, this guy's going home with us..

The Fair(th) of July - Jul 6

Ok, I know that's a bit of a stretch but it's the first thing that popped into my head. I can't believe it's been a year since the last time I posted about the 4th of July and I can't believe it's been a year since we went to the fair. So much has changed. For the first time that I can remember in my entire life, San Ramon cancelled the fireworks show which we have always made a point to go see. It figures now that Chloe is actually old enough to stay awake and appreciate a cool fireworks show, there isn't one to speak of. We spent the 4th with some friends who have a block party in their neighborhood but basically we all hang around outside and the kids play. It was a pretty fun and laid back way to spend the 4th.

Fireworks are illegal in all of the surrounding cities EXCEPT for Dublin so our friends invited us over to their place(in Dublin)to light off some fireworks they purchased(legally). We debated because it was late but in the end we went and Chloe LOVED IT. She still talks about the fireworks we saw when we were in Disneyland so to be up close to small fireworks was probably way better in her eyes then the grand display that might have been in San Ramon. =)

Heather took off the rest of the week so we also made our 2nd annual trip out to the county fair! Last year all Chloe could really do was the petting zoo and cruise around in her stroller. This year, she was all about the rides! It was really fun and not very crowded(hey, it was a Thursday afternoon).

Have a great weekend~

B